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UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman
Mike Pierce
Mike Pierce
16-5 · USA
VS
David Mitchell
David Mitchell
12-2 · USA
July 6, 2013 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Welterweight · 3 rounds
171.0lb
Weigh-in
171.0lb
Mike Pierce def. David Mitchell by KO/TKO (Knee), R2 2:55
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Pierce8/160/303:09
Mitchell10/260/000:15
R2 · 2:55
Pierce9/250/111:31
Mitchell7/180/000:03
Total
Pierce17/410/414:40
Mitchell17/440/000:18

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
PierceWin probabilityMitchell
59.4%40.6%
KO / TKO
24%
Submission
19%
Decision
57%
Expected fight time: 10.7 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Pierce, blue toward Mitchell. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Pierce59%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%31%
Submission6%10%
Decision35%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes32 (1842)act 17
Takedowns1.7 (0.04.2)act 0
Mitchell41%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO6%14%
Submission14%34%
Decision21%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes27 (1535)act 17
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Combined totals~59 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R126%
R212%
R36%
Distance56%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.8%
Pierce
57.9%-143
Mitchell
+14340.3%
Most takedownstie 24.5%
Pierce
68.4%-954
Mitchell
+9547.2%
Significant strikes — over/under
Pierce
Expected: 32.5
32.5
Over 32.5
42.4%
+136
Under 32.5
57.6%
-136
04182
Mitchell
Expected: 26.7
26.5
Over 26.5
43.1%
+132
Under 26.5
56.9%
-132
03467
Takedowns — over/under
Pierce
Expected: 1.7
1.5
Over 1.5
53.3%
-114
Under 1.5
46.7%
+114
036
Mitchell
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
18.1%
Exactly 0
81.9%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 10.7 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Pierce59.4%84.8%−25.4-660
Mitchell40.6%15.2%+25.4+540

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
67.6Striking58.7
Pierce +8.9
58.4Grappling57.0
Pierce +1.4
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
PierceMitchell
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1602
Pound-for-pound
1522
1602
Divisional
1522
1478
Striking offense
1492
1524
Striking defense
1510
1517
Grappling offense
1492
1527
Grappling defense
1493
Physical
32 yrs
Age
33 yrs
5'8"
Height
6'0"
71"
Reach
75"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
2.64
Strikes landed / min
2.13
44%
Strike accuracy
32%
2.28
Strikes absorbed / min
2.33
62%
Strike defense
57%
Grappling (UFC career)
3.12
Takedowns / 15 min
1.00
45%
Takedown accuracy
60%
67%
Takedown defense
7%
0.3
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.7
Form & résumé
73%
UFC win rate
33%
+3
Win/loss streak
+1
80%
Last-5 win rate
33%
38%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
204
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Mike Pierce
  • WSeth BaczynskiU-DEC R3
    Close -4007mo before
  • WAaron SimpsonKO/TKO R2
    Close -1459mo before
  • WCarlos Eduardo RochaU-DEC R3
    Close -2301y 1mo before
  • LJosh KoscheckS-DEC R3
    Close +2481y 5mo before
  • WPaul BradleyS-DEC R3
    Close -3001y 8mo before
David Mitchell
  • WSimeon ThoresenU-DEC R3
    Close +2105mo before
  • LPaulo ThiagoU-DEC R3
    Close +3701y 10mo before
  • LTJ WaldburgerU-DEC R3
    Close -1602y 10mo before
Pierce — win / loss by method
Record: 16-5-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
7 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
6% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
8 wins, 5 losses
W
50% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (13%)Submission(0%) 0
5 (63%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
8win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (38%)Decision(100%) 2
Mitchell — win / loss by method
Record: 12-2-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 0 losses
W
75% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 2 losses
W
25% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 2
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO() 0
9 (82%)Submission() 0
2 (18%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Pierce
Mitchell
11
UFC fights
3
144.2 min · 13.1 avg
Octagon time
45.0 min · 15.0 avg
19y 2m
Career length
20y 1m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Pierce
Mitchell
171W–27L · 86.4%
Overall
42W–11L · 79.2%
124W–18L · 87.3%
Wins
17W–3L · 85.0%
47W–9L · 83.9%
Losses
25W–8L · 75.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Pierce
Mitchell
70W–40L · 63.6%
Overall
71W–34L · 67.6%
65W–40L · 61.9%
Wins
71W–34L · 67.6%
5W–0L · 100.0%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Pierce
Mitchell
3.63
Landed / min
3.86
30.6%
Accuracy
27.0%
68.8%
Defense
63.4%
0.21
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
33.1%
Time at distance
38.0%
Grappling & control
Pierce
Mitchell
3.12
Takedowns / 15 min
1.00
44.8%
Takedown accuracy
60.0%
66.7%
Takedown defense
7.1%
0.31
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.67
85.8%
Control share
24.3%
Strike target map
Pierce
  • Head62%(238)div 62%
  • Body19%(72)div 22%
  • Legs19%(71)div 16%
Mitchell
  • Head78%(75)div 62%
  • Body10%(10)div 22%
  • Legs11%(11)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Mike Pierce
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

David Mitchell
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.